Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-17
Kept the whisky In a Safe.
TUE HARD TINks IOWA OFFICIALS HAVE TO ESponcB
THE PROHIBfTfON


CHICAGO, Dec IA sioux city, Ia, special says:
The prosecution OF the "holes In the wall" came
ar eneng Mh bas m hem sis ryeS t as
his election a year ago, made a raid on OConnells
place, where he found a keg OF whisky In a large
burglar-proof safe, the door OF which was open
The proprietor made rush for the safe TO lock ir
as the officers came In, but was secured before he
reached IT. While struggling with him several
ploye, rushed In and tried 20 kill him Constable
Ferguson, who had made his way behind the bar,
shat s he wanted o I9a PansS assS
at once. Curtis let go OF O'Connel when the crowd
came In, and reaching for his revolver squared
himself for the expected attack In the meantime
the safe was closed and locked TWAS soon opened,
however and the keg taken 10 court as were several
persons arrested in the place REPEATED threats
tentfon TO them, and continues 20 hunt Tor contrs-
band hisky. II he meets the fate OF the Rev. MI.
Haddock &c VIII be no surprise
Buachered by Their Foolish DrOshses
CHICAGO, Dec. ia DAILY Nesos special from
Columbus Ark, says: Charles Whitsett, q half
witted boy, aged thirteen, went out walking with
his young brother aged nine, and bis sister. aged
SIX. He returned home alone and informed hia
mother he had killed them, showing q large knife
with which he had done the deed Investigation
found the boy and girl stretched out In pools q
blood with their heads cut on.
In the Waser for HOars.
rHK STRUGGLES or pksEETERs Fsoh An KNarIsR
kAN-OF-wAR TO REACH San FRA ASCIsco.
SAN Francisco. Dec. lz-seyeral days ago Q
sailor VINO was imprisoned on the English naeship
Triumph, now lying IN San Francisco Bay Jumped
through port hole and swan ashore, a distance
OF several miles. He was pursued, but a strong
gale was blowing at the time, and, darkness coming
on, he reached the wharyes, where he would have
perfshed from exhaustion but for 4 waJchman.
who dragged him 70 land. HIS example has caused
several other sailors on the Triumph 20 escape.
Henry Ryder and John STANLEY, Two OF the crew,
have performed the feat OF jumping from The
Triumph with so In their clothes- They swan
against the out utgong TIDE for four hourx and wer0
found unconscious but struggling on the surface
OF the water by fishermen four miles Gown the
bay from the Tfumphs anchorage When able
70 walk they made their way 20 sailors board
ing-house and viii be shipped on q merchant veo.
sell sailors peing In great demand here
n Dessrocsave Fire In Neg Y0rk.
MILWAUKEE, Dec. l7.-Shortly before 3 O'CLOCK
this morning nre broke out IN the store OF l. @
Iversen manufacturcr Of picture frames. at A2S
East Water street, and destroyed the upper Dor.
tson OF the building. The entire stosk Was rv1ned
Quinns bookstore. Immediately adjoining va
thoroughly dfenched, ana the total lo0 3 esfs.
a DFsstsh 1tntsseg - Agrxculsura.
a NBW cABuBf rosT 70 N ckHArRD HoR mn RzouP
uoN. nENKY CHAPLAIN.
LONDON. Dec. I'LL n reported t1af the Rovern-
ment VIII create the post OF minister of ar1cuir.
ure. and that eoe heht Hon. Henry Chapiain.
conservative memoer o. parliament ior the 49,
ford divisoA q 1ncolnshife wm b. app0pted. .
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